European Green Deal Barometer
A new report by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) and GlobeScan identifies the challenges to the European Green Deal’s implementation and provides policy recommendations for addressing them.
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Achieving no net loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services: Key principles and best practices
This guidance document provides key principles and best practices to mitigate the negative impacts of human activities on nature, and to achieve no net loss or, ideally, net gains in biodiversity and ecosystem services.
A big week for financing climate action, no space for agriculture, and progress needed on forestry
Agriculture is out of the green list for climate action, risking its access to much needed private capital to support the sector in both its sustainability transition and in responding to the adaptation needs in light of a changing climate.
Fair and green: A new European grand bargain on tax is possible
European tax systems today are neither fair nor green. But a new political grand bargain on tax is now possible that can help boost jobs, fight inequalities and bring Europe’s economy back inside our planetary boundaries. Here’s how.
IEEP’s response to the European Commission's public consultation on the Batteries Directive
Batteries are one of the pillars of the low-carbon energy transition. IEEP has prepared a response to the Commission’s public consultation on batteries.
Towards a new era of tracking climate expenditure?
Recent developments and best practices are reshaping the way public spending on climate is tracked.
Greening bank deposits: A key opportunity for implementing the European Green Deal
Bank deposits increased rapidly in the EU in 2020. This is linked with the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. How can public institutions help align consumption decisions to the EU’s climate ambitions?
Green Deal diplomacy needs to be in focus in 2021
A window of opportunity. That is a good description of the coming months of global environmental policy, with the US re-joining the Paris Agreement and with the postponed climate and biodiversity Conferences of Parties (COPs) on the agenda.
The EU car industry needs a Super Bowl moment
Pick just about any measure of climate policy, and the EU leads the US. It has a higher share of renewable energy in electricity generation, better energy efficiency, and per capita emissions less than half those of the US. But on cutting emissions from transport, Europe could soon find itself playing catch-up.
Think Sustainable Europe welcomes three new members
IEEP is proud to welcome BC3, the Green Tank, and IISD to the network of European sustainability think tanks.
IEEP’s response to the public consultation on the EU taxonomy for green investments
IEEP has submitted feedback to the European Commission’s public consultation on the EU classification system for green finance, with a focus on mitigation in the agriculture, forestry and bioenergy sector.
The EU climate target: What's in the numbers?
This policy brief looks at the different considerations in setting the level of the EU 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target.
Potential impacts of bioenergy developments on habitats & species protected under Nature Directives
This IEEP-led study examines the EU policies and associated issues at EU level that play a role in driving or mitigating bioenergy impacts on biodiversity.
Land availability for biomass, energy and other non-food services in the EU: Event summary
IEEP, Wageningen University & Research and Navigant held a workshop on 18 November to explore where crops for non-food purposes could be grown in Europe in the future. Current policy seeks to steer these crops to abandoned or degraded land, but the workshop looked at how much is available, where it is and how suitable this land might be in practice.
Our material consumption is soaring, but Earth cannot afford Black Friday
The COVID-19 crisis has led to major changes in Europeans’ consumption habits, but our planet’s resources are not infinite, and the way we consume them today is not sustainable.
iSQAPER: Integrating Soil into EU Climate Policy
This policy brief examines the way that soil is incorporated into the EU climate policy architecture and gives recommendations for enhancing its position in that architecture.
Ben Allen named co-rapporteur on the EU's Platform on Sustainable Finance
Dr Ben Allen has been named co-rapporteur for the Technical Working Group of the EU's Platform on Sustainable Finance
Ensuring agriculture delivers for biodiversity & ecosystems through EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy
This report provides input to the ongoing development of the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy with a particular focus on the biodiversity and ecosystem objective.
Five recommendations for achieving healthy soils by 2030 through Horizon Europe
The Horizon Europe mission on Soil Health and Food has set the ambitious target for 75% of soils in the EU to be healthy – within just 10 years. Here are five recommendations for achieving this.
What constitutes a European green recovery?
A review of what think tanks and civil society are saying on the conditions for a green and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis